First bike/ first never ending project

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Chris937
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So it first started in 2014 whoa its quite a lot of time :|
I bought this absolute pice of *** for about 600$

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At first i wanted to do it "quickly" repaint fix few problems and enjoy the ride , but when i started to disassembly the bike i found a lot of problems. The wiring was a trash, swingarm was bent clutch was noisy brakes were terrible etc.

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I repaint whole bike, new swingarm and frame were powder coated

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Then i sterted to assembly the machine 8-)

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It came in time when i started to work as a machinist so i was keep producing new parts learning cad_cam environment while working and fixing the bike .

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Then finally the bike was done but i wasn't satisfied with the final result.

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So right now i'm working on final shape of the bike . I wanna 3d print some kind of small windshield :idea:

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BTW does anybody had a problem with fuel tap , mine is constantly failing and it has a new sealings , springs and membrane.

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